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"Wapsie" redirects here. For the unincorporated community in Iowa, see Wapsie, Iowa.
Wapsipinicon River
Wapsie River, Wabespinicon River, Wapsiepinnecon River
Wapsipinicon River in Independence, Iowa on August 25, 2013
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Location
CountryUS
StateIowa and Minnesota
DistrictScott County, Iowa, Clinton County, Iowa, Cedar County, Iowa, Jones County, Iowa, Linn County, Iowa, Buchanan County, Iowa, Black Hawk County, Iowa, Bremer County, Iowa, Chickasaw County, Iowa, Howard County, Iowa, Mitchell County, Iowa, Mower County, Minnesota
Physical characteristics
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 • location3/4 mile south of Taopi, Minnesota[1]
 • coordinates43°32′55″N 92°38′40″W / 43.54861°N 92.64444°W / 43.54861; -92.64444[2]
 • elevation1,348 ft (411 m)[1]
MouthMississippi River
 • coordinates
41°43′47″N 90°19′11″W / 41.72972°N 90.31972°W / 41.72972; -90.31972[2]
 • elevation
574 ft (175 m)[2]
Length299.5 mi (482.0 km)
Discharge 
 • locationDe Witt, Iowa
 • average1,818 cu/ft. per sec.[3]

The Wapsipinicon River (/wɒpsɪˈpɪnɪkɒn, -kən/,[4] locally known as the Wapsi) is a tributary of the Mississippi River, approximately 300 miles (480 km) long,[5] starting near the southeastern border of Minnesota and running through northeastern Iowa in the United States. It drains a rural farming region of rolling hills and bluffs north of Waterloo and Cedar Rapids.

  1. ^ a b Adams, MN, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1965 (1978 rev.)
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wapsipinicon River
  3. ^ "Wapsipinicon River". USGS.
  4. ^ "Wapsi". Iowa Public Radio.
  5. ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 13, 2011

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